January 15, 2019 @ 12:48 pm

In this episode of Manufacturing Matters Dr. Michael Mandel, chief economic strategist at the Progressive Policy Institute in Washington D.C. and senior fellow at the Mack Institute of Innovation Management at the Wharton School (UPenn) describes the dynamic and discusses the implications of the U.S. manufacturing sector’s evolution to a digitized production and distribution model. In response to questions, Dr. Mandel explains the potentially favorable impacts of digitization for both customer interfacing and new product development. Issues related to the workforce and to security are also discussed as is the role of all levels of government in the digitization transition.